Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-07
THREE WOMEN
in JAIL AT PARKRRsBURG ON THE CHARGE
OF NUMBERING A MERCHANT.
The Arrests Cause a Great Sensatou-General
News from the Interior Of the
State.

State.
Parkersburg has been greatly disturbed
for more than a week over the mysterious
disappearance of Richard Miller, q we'll
known merchant of Lubec. His last ap-
pearance in public vas on Wednesday Of
last week, when he was seen by a NUMBER
of persons in the city. There are some
who say they saw him as late as Friday,
but it is thought that they are mistaken as
to the day. On Wednesday he was hardly
in a condition to take care of himself, and
was last seen making his way toward some
disreputable establishments down the alley
below the Second national bank. There
are a half dozen houses of prostitution IN
that neighborhoOd, and they are of the
most degraded character. 1t may he set
down as a fact that a mans life isn't any
too safe down that way, especially if it
be thought that he carried any money with
him. Miller always had a good sum by
him, and on this day was thought to have
anywhere from $50 to 500, perhaps more.
After his disappearance an investigation was
begun, which resulted in finding his over
coat in the McAtee house, said to be a tough
place. Everything else Is surmise ana
guess work. Emma Spencer, Mary Nc
Aztec and Luch Berry were arrested Thurs
day on suspicion that they were impll-
Gated in some way in the disappearance OF
Miller, and Friday morning they were
brought out for examination. Alter quite
q sauabble between the counsel, the case
was adjourned until Monday morning at
10 o'clock, and the prisoners were re-
handed to Jail. There is q great variety
of opinion concerning Miller, some OF the
officers being of the opinion that he was
not murdered and that he has gone away.
Others, howeN er, think there is no doubt
of his having been murdered. 1t Is quite
probable that the investigation on MONDAY
will develop something of Importance.
New River region has been appropriately
called the Switzerland of America" And
its grandeur and magnificent scenery are
KIN all over this country and In other
eounVle for many an enthusiastic travel
ct mas carried across the waters tales OF its
beauty ana maS@ifCenee. Although the
entire canon of New River Is one continu-
Gus stretch of sublime Jews, that part of
the river from Gauley station. forty miles
above Charleston, to the HAWKS Nest. a
dozen miles above the mouth of the Gau-
ley, is the most romantic and interesting
The river is there narrowed down into a
mere tOrturOus channel, and leaps and
fOams in q manner that makes an ever
changing panorama Of beauty. Miniature
cascades dash down the mountain side aud
leap into the foaming river. The cliffs
tower up like stately cqstellated buildings
and nature is seen in AL her aspects of
grandeur. The Hawks Nest, q p~erpendic-
ular cliff almost a thousand feet i~uheightb,
is a historical object. Beyond the srm-
NIT of the Nest fine table lands run bach
into the interior. This is the Oldest resort
along the New river canon, and was an OBJ
ieCt Of interest long before the c. & .. was
opened and when it was a relay station on
the stage routes.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Mehen, who took
four ~cOnvicts from Parkersburg to the
penitentiary the other day, says that
when the keys were turned on young
Trader he tainted and fell to the floor,
being completely unnerved. When Sands
bury was taken within the walls he found
himself face to face with his own brother,
who was sent up several years ago from
TAYLOR county. Harris, the cOlOred man,
had been there before under m assumed
name for housebreaking in Berkeley
county.
The trial of John f. Wooster, of Richie
county, charged with arson, ended i'll 4
verdict of not gully. The jury was out
about ten minutes. The act with which
he was charged was committed on the Path
of October, 1885, and although he always
maintained innocence, there was a chain
of circumstances that seemed to hold him
rs the guilty party. The trial caused
great excitement throughout the county,
and each day as the case proceeded the
Court House was literally packed.
Algernon Miller, who killed Willard
White, of this city, was arrested at his
mothers home, near Falling Waters, on
last Saturday, by Officers Chas. O'Neal
and Chas. Hollis. The arrest was made
by reason of q letter from X. Z. Boyd, Pro-
scouting Attorney of Frederick county,
Va. The prisoner was taken to Winches-
ter, Va, on Monday. There will be some
interesting points developed in the case.
At a trial before q Justice at Weston
Wednesday, u witness was testitying
against II woman who was present, and
when he intimated that her word might
not he rs valuable rs q Government bond,
or words to that effect, she bounced OF
him and proceeded to do him up i'll the
most approved prize ring style. They were
separated, and the witness escaped with a
black eye and numerous scratches.
The Weston Republican, says that Doug
lass Brake, II young man who has been
buying horses in Lewis and adjoining
counties for a year or so, has skipped TO
parts unknown, leaving the parties from
whom he has purchased horses in the lurch
to amounts aggregating from $4,000 to
81, 600. His plan was TO pay S25 or $50
down, the remainder to be paid when the
horse was sold.
There is living at Cumberland 4 lady
named Mrs. Nancy Miller, who claims TO
nave DecU DOTH Ol tue lilu VI Juut, Low
She saw Gen. George Washington at Cum
berland and bid his soldiers goodbye,
when he went To Washington as President.
She a y he made the journey On horse
back. Mrs Miller has been quite ill, but
is now enjoying very good health.
The Anderson Statesman says: On one
day last week. Mr.. John Hill, who lived
on the road leading across keeny's Knob,
on his return from Hinton to his home,
was sitting on a chair in apparently good
health, talking to n neighbor. All OF a
sudden he fell off the chair onto the floor
dead. 1t is supposed that heart disease
was the cause OF his death.
4 big land slide occurred near Fetter-
man. on tho vest Eido of tho ritter, oppo
site Curtain & Co. 3 steam saw mill, on
Saturday. 4 heavy stream Of water burst
out Of the hillside about half way up, and
brought down with it immense rocks,
trees and earth, and in a short time filled
up the county road TO the river bank,
rendering it impossible.
The body OF a young man named A. l..